Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's +87 kg explained

Event:	Women's +87 kg
Games:	2020 Summer
Venue:	Tokyo International Forum
Date:	2 August 2021
Competitors:	14
Nations:	14
Win Label:	Winning total
Win Value:	320 kg
Gold:	Li Wenwen
Goldnoc:	CHN
Silver:	Emily Campbell
Silvernoc:	GBR
Bronze:	Sarah Robles
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	2016
Next:	2024

The women's +87 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 2 August 2021 at the Tokyo International Forum.^{[1] [2]} During the competition, Laurel Hubbard made history by becoming the first transgender woman athlete to compete in the Olympics.^[3]

Li Wenwen from China won the gold, making three new Olympic records in the process, for snatch, clean & jerk as well as for the combined weight lifted.

The bouquets were presented by IWF Interim President Dr. Michael Irani (Great Britain), and medals were presented by IOC Member Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs (Spain).

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight^[4]	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total^[5]
					1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
			A	150.10	130	135	140	140	162	173	180	180	320
			A	124.80	118	122	122	122	150	156	161	161	283
			A	148.30	120	125	128	128	150	154	157	154	282
4			A	118.90	118	122	125	125	148	152	155	152	277
5			A	113.55	107	111	115	115	141	151	154	141	256
6			A	154.05	95	100	105	105	123	128	138	138	243
7			A	126.20	105	111	116	111	125	131	–	131	242
8			A	108.50	100	103	106	103	125	125	128	125	228
9			B	103.65	96	100	100	96	120	124	129	129	225
10			A	93.35	93	97	97	97	117	123	123	123	220
11			B	87.10	96	100	100	96	115	119	123	123	219
12			B		80	85	87	85	115	120	122	122	207
13			B	113.50	86	87	87	87	107	112	116	116	203
			A	146.70	120	125	125	–	–	–	–	–

New records

Snatch	140 kg
Clean & Jerk	173 kg
	180 kg
Total	313 kg
	320 kg

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weightlifting Competition Schedule . Tokyo 2020 . 17 March 2020.
2. Web site: Schedule - Weightlifting Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Olympian Database . 17 March 2020.
3. News: Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be first trans athlete to compete at Olympics . 2 August 2021 . . 20 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802040111/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/21/olympics-tokyo-laurel-hubbard-trans-weightlifter-new-zealand . 2 August 2021 . live.
4. Web site: Weightlifting Women's +87kg Group A Competition Sheet. TOCOG. 2 August 2021. 31 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802151137/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C56B_WLFWO87KG-------------FNL-A00100--.pdf. 2 August 2021. dead.
5. Web site: Weightlifting Women's +87kg Results. TOCOG. 2 August 2021. 31 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802125134/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFWO87KG-------------FNL---------.pdf. 2 August 2021. dead.